COLONIES INVADED. AMERICAN ARMY IN DISARRAY. Riots against administration’s lies that led to war held in Boston, New York and Philadelphia .
“The Caroline Affair.” A Canadian militia crosses into New York State and burns an American steamboat, the Caroline, which was suspected of carrying supplies to Canadian rebels.
Update:
Washington Post reporting women, children and minorities most at risk of violence.
Update: Protestors meet President Van Buren with cries of “No blood for maple syrup.” Lucinda Sheehan chains herself to Presidential carriage.
